Gramps Evidence

io.github.ianderso/gramps-evidence-mcp

Read/write a self-hosted Gramps Web family tree where every fact carries a citation.

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Add this to your MCP client config — claude_desktop_config.json (Claude Desktop) or .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor).Suits: Claude Desktop · Cursor.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "gramps-evidence-mcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "gramps-evidence-mcp"
      ],
      "env": {
        "GRAMPS_MCP_API_URL": "<your GRAMPS_MCP_API_URL>",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAME": "<your GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAME>",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORD": "<your GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORD>",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_CONFIG": "./gramps_mcp.toml",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_EXPOSE_PRIVATE": "false",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD": "<your GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORD>",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PAGE_BUDGET": "0",
        "GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_API_URL": "https://transkribus.eu/processing/v1"
      }
    }
  }
}
Environment variables
  • GRAMPS_MCP_API_URLrequiredBase URL of your Gramps Web API, e.g. http://gramps.example.org:5000.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_USERNAMErequiredA dedicated Gramps Web user with at least the editor role.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_PASSWORDrequiredsecretThat user's password.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_CONFIGAbsolute path to the TOML file listing reference GEDCOMs and the privacy setting.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_EXPOSE_PRIVATESet true to turn off living-person and private-record filtering of bulk output.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PASSWORDsecretThat Transkribus account's password.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_PAGE_BUDGETPages a calendar month ocr_media may send to Transkribus without the caller's per-call spend_credits. 0 asks every time.
  • GRAMPS_MCP_TRANSKRIBUS_API_URLTranskribus' processing API.

A starting point — check the repository for exact arguments and setup. Restart your client after editing the config.

Category
Developer Tools
Version
2.3.0
Registry
active
Published
10/10/2026

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